Foldable ironing-board.



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FOLDABLB IRONING BOARD. APPLIOATION FILED JAN.10, 1911.

Patented June 13,1911.

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CARL S. HOMSI-IER AND WILLIAM E. LAWRENCE, OF DENVER, COLORADO.

FOLDAIBLE IRONING-BOARD.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, CARL S. HOMSHER and WILLIAM E. LAWRENCE, citizens of the United States, residing at Denver, in the county of Denver and State of Colorado, have invented new and useful Improvements in Foldable Ironing-Boards, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to ironing boards, and more particularly to the class of foldable ironing boards.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of an ironing board in which a single support is employed, and that may be attached to a table, window casing or other convenient place for use.

Another object of the invention is the pro vision of an ironing board in which the single support thereof will be sustained in folded position when the ironing board is detached or removed from the table, shelf, or window casing, when not in use.

A further object of the invention is the provision of an ironing board in which the single support thereof is extensible, whereby the board may be sustained at the proper elevation for the convenient use thereof by a person, after it lias been clamped to a table top, shelf or window casing.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of an ironing board of this character which is simple in construction, strong, durable, thoroughly reliable and efiicient in operation, and inexpensive in manufacture.

lVith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claim hereunto appended.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a side elevation of an ironing board constructed in accordance with the invention, and shown in position for use. Fig. 2 is an end elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a bottom plan View of the ironing board when in folded position. Fig. 5 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view thereof. Fig. 6 is a sectional view on the line 6-6 of Fig. 1. Fig. 7 is a fragmentary enlarged transverse sectional view through the ironing board, showing in detail the adjustable bearing plate.

Similar reference characters indicate cor- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed January 10, 1911.

Patented June 13, 1911.

Serial No. 601,800.

responding parts throughout the several views of the drawings.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, 5 designates the ironing board proper which is tapered toward one end, and is preferably made from wood, although the same may be made from any other suitable material, the smaller end of the board being pointed, as at 6, to permit the ironing of seams of waists, skirts, or similar garments, without wrinkling.

Secured in any suitable manner to the under face of the board 5, spaced from its rear end, is a triangular-shaped spacer piece 7, the same being of the required thickness, and it may be of any other desirable shape, if found expedient. To the inner end of the spacer piece 7 is secured a hinge 8, the same being also secured to a clamping lever or strip 9 for the purpose of clamping the ironing board 5 to a tabletop, shelf, window cas ing, or other stationary part, so that the said ironing board may be used in the ordinary manner.

Suitably secured to the forward end of the spacer piece 7 is a pair of hinges 10, the same being also secured to a supporting leg or prop 11, the hinges 10 being adapted to permit the swinging of the leg or prop 11 toward and away from the board 5. This prop or leg 11, when swung at right angles to the board 5, serves to hold the latter in substantially horizontal position for use, the said leg or prop 11 being provided with a rectangular shaped central opening 12,

through which projects the clamping lever i or strip 9, when said leg or prop 11 is at right angles to the board 5,the' said clamping lever or strip 9 being frictionally in contact with the inner wall of the said opening 12, thus holding the said clamping lever at a forward inclination 'when the table top, shelf, window casing, or other stationary part is engaged between the contiguous ends of the latter and the board 5, respectively, thereby holding the latter clamped to such stationary part.

Secured to the prop or leg 11 spaced from its hinges 10 is a suitable bearing 13 in which is engaged a swinging loop 14 which is adapted to lock with a keeper 15 fixed to the clamping lever or strip 9, when the leg or prop 11 has been swung at right angles to the board 5, thus preventin the said leg or prop from accidentally folding inwardly toward the said board. However, it is obvious that when the loop 14 is disengaged from the keeper 15, the leg or prop 11 may be readily swung inwardly against and parallel with the board 5, whereby it may be stored in the least possible space when not 1n use.

Spaced a distance forwardly of the spacer piece 7 and suitably secured in the under face of the board 5 is an eye member 16, to which is connected one end of a coiled retractile spring 17, the same being trained through a central notch 18 formed in the forward end edge of the clamping lever or strip 9 and has its opposite end formed with a ring 19 detachably engaged with a hook member 20 fixed to the outer face of the said clamping lever or strip 9 spaced from its notched end edge 18, the spring 17 being designed to act upon the clamping lever or strip 9 so that it will hold the leg or prop 11 in folded position parallel with and against the board 5. Secured near the notched end edge 18 of the clamping lever or strip 9 is a guide eye 21, through which is trained the spring 17, whereby the latter will be prevented from lateral displacement during the folding and unfolding of the leg or prop 11 toward and away from the board proper.

The leg or prop 11 is formed with diverging slots 22 opening through the free end edge thereof, and in these slots are disposed independently adjustable extension bars 23, the same being held in the slot-s by means of guide cleats 24 disposed transversely of the said slots 22 at opposite sides of the prop or leg 11, the said guide cleats 24 being suitably fixed to the said opposite faces of the leg or prop. Mounted for sliding movement in the leg or prop 11 are looking bolts 25, the same being adapted for engagement in suitable sockets 26 formed in the extension bars 23 when the said sockets 26 aline with the locking bolts 25, the sockets 26 being arranged in spaced relation to each other in the bars 23. Thus, when the bolts 25 are engaged with the sockets 26 in the bars 23, the latter will be held in adjusted position for sustaining the board 5 at the desired height from the floor to suit the convenience of the user of the ironing board. The bolts 25 are provided with hand knobs 27 at their outer ends, whereby the same may be quickly and easily manipulated for locking the extension bars 23 in their adjusted position.

Secured to the leg or prop 11 above the opening 12 therein is a substantially U- shaped bearing plate 28, the same containing spaced parallel slots 28, in which are engaged bolt members 29 which also engage the prop 11. Thus, it will be seen that the bearing plate 28 may be adjusted, whereby on the outward swinging of the leg or prop 11 from the board 5, the said plate will engage the clamping lever or strip. 9, thus causing it to clamp a table top, shelf, window casing, or other stationary part, between it and the board 5 for sustaining the latter in rigid position for use. It is evident that by adjusting the bearing plate 28, the binding of the clamping lever 9 may be increased or decreased, as may be desired.

hen the leg or prop 11 is swung outwardly for supporting the board 5, the loop 14 carried by the bearing 13 will be engaged with the keeper 15, thus preventing the leg or prop from swinging inwardly toward the board. In other words, it might be that the table top or other stationary part is of a thickness greater than the space between the clamping lever or strip 9 and the board 5, thus it will be necessary to increase the space therebetween by the adjustment of the bearing plate for the proper clamping of the ironing board to the table top or other stationary support, whereby the said board will be held in rigid posit-ion for use.

The leg or prop 11 is positioned with respect to the board 5, so that garments may be readily and conveniently placed upon the board, without interferenceby the leg or prop.

That is claimed is:

An ironing board, comprising a main board, a leg connected to the board for swinging movement toward and away from the same and having an opening centrally located therein, a clamping strip hingedly connected with the board and having one end engaged in the opening in the leg, a keeper carried by the strip, a loop member hinged to the leg and engageable with the keeper, and spring means connected with the board and the said strip, whereby the leg will be held in folded posit-ion.

In testimony whereof we afiix our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

CARL S. HOMSHER. XVILLIAM E. LAVRENGE.

lVitnesses:

RAYMOND S. SWEET, HENRY E. ADAus.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C. 

